the richard blanco, the poet read an extraordinary poem. want to get to the president's speech next. not forgetting that. vice president taking the oath of office ahead of time given by sonia sotomayor. and the -- kelly clarkson doing a beautiful job. so did the choirs that sang. at the very end everybody was wondering what happened to the star-spangled banner. i thought it came at the beginning. it came at the very end. beyonce who is -- okay, i know i sound like brent musburger but she is one extraordinarily beautiful woman. >> she is stunning. >> bill: with a mane of hair. just incredible. she belted out the star-spangled banner. one of the best i've ever heard. ♪ and the rockets' red glare ♪ ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> i'm not a huge beyonce fan but boy she nailed that. >> bill: you could just hear that from where we were going all the way down the mall. >> you didn't really even need the speakers. >> bill: when you looked down the mall, by the way j